A Life Worth Living 2019

Land of Desire (2023)

0 /10

The saga of a woman, guided by the power of love and moved by the desire for justice, who crosses paths with a family divided by ambition and many secrets.

Average Episode Run Time: 46` . Year(s): 2023

Director: Joana Clark , Tande Bressane , Luiz Henrique Rios

Producer: Raphael Cavaco , Mauricio Quaresma

Stars: Barbara Reis , Cauã Reymond , Johnny Massaro , Tony Ramos , Glória Pires , Ágatha Moreira

The Clone (2001 - 2002)

8.4 /10

Human cloning. The Islamic world. Two young people, two different cultures, two different beliefs. An impossible love story that not even time could erase. During a trip to Morocco, Lucas has a forbidden romance with Jade. He returns to Brazil after the death of his twin brother Diogo. A close family friend, scientist Albieri uses this situation to produce the first human clone using cells taken from Lucas. Twenty years later, Jade, Lucas and his clone form an odd love triangle.

Average Episode Run Time: 51` . Year(s): 2001 - 2002

Director: Mário Márcio Bandarra , Marcelo Travesso , Daniel Ghivelder

Producer: Ali Bakkioui , Sérgio Madureira , Eduardo Figueira

Stars: Giovanna Antonelli , Murilo Benício , Juca de Oliveira , Reginaldo Faria , Daniela Escobar , Dalton Vigh

Rebel Rio (2011 - 2012)

3.3 /10

Elite Way is one of the most renowned educational institutions in the country, where students have access to high quality education and play sports. Despite the rigid schedule, the richest families in Rio de Janeiro want that their children study in the Elite Way. This is the case of Alice, Diego, Roberta, Carla and Tomás, some rebel teenagers and full of fancies that will discover in music a common goal.

Average Episode Run Time: 43` . Year(s): 2011 - 2012

Director: Margareth Boury , Cris Morena

Stars: Eliana Guttman , Lua Blanco , Sophia Abrahão , Chay Suede , Arthur Aguiar , Mel Fronckowiak

Pantanal (2022)

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After the mysterious disappearance of his father, Joventino, the cowboy José Leôncio becomes a wealthy farm owner in Pantanal. Over twenty years have passed and, bitter-hearted because of his father vanishing and the escape of his wife to Rio de Janeiro with his baby, José Leôncio has the chance to make amends with the boy, now a young man raised in the big city with very different values and habits than his own.

Average Episode Run Time: 48` . Year(s): 2022

Director: Gustavo Fernández , Rafael Perez Cabral , Roberta Richard

Producer: Idê Magno , Felipe Aguiar , Iris Gomes da Costa

Stars: Marcos Palmeira , Jesuíta Barbosa , Alanis Guillen , Osmar Prado , Irandhir Santos , Dira Paes

A Próxima Vítima (1995)

8.2 /10

A young law student starts to work as a detective, decided to uncover the identity behind a series of murders, as well as who is next.

Average Episode Run Time: 46` . Year(s): 1995

Director: Marcelo Travesso , Jorge Fernando , Alexandre Boury

Stars: José Wilker , Susana Vieira , Tony Ramos , Aracy Balabanian , Claudia Ohana , Natália do Vale

Senhora do Destino (2004 - 2005)

7.6 /10

A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.

Average Episode Run Time: 47` . Year(s): 2004 - 2005

Director: Ary Coslov , Luciano Sabino , Marco Rodrigo

Stars: Susana Vieira , Renata Sorrah , José Wilker , José Mayer , Carolina Dieckmann , Eduardo Moscovis

O Profeta (2006 - 2007)

6.8 /10

O Profeta is a Brazilian soap opera that was produced and aired by TV Globo between October 16, 2006 and May 11, 2007, and totaled 178 chapters. Thiago Fragoso and Paola Oliveira as the protagonists of the plot, Fernanda Souza, Rodrigo Phavanello, Juliana Didone and Daniel Ávila and co-starring Carol Castro, Dalton Vigh, Samara Felippo, Nívea Maria and Malvino Salvador as antagonists.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . Year(s): 2006 - 2007

Director: Tande Bressane , Roberto Talma , Mário Márcio Bandarra

Producer: Ana Quintana , Yolanda Rodrigues , Aluízio Augusto

Stars: Thiago Fragoso , Paolla Oliveira , Carol Castro , Dalton Vigh , Fernanda Souza , Nívea Maria

Criminal Code (2023)

0 /10

To crack the code of an investigation into a larger-than-life robbery, federal agents need to get creative.

Average Episode Run Time: 58` . Year(s): 2023

Director: Heitor Dhalia , Pedro Morelli

Producer: Gabi Hahn

Stars: Maeve Jinkings , Rômulo Braga , Thomás Aquino , Guilherme Faria , Pedro Caetano , Miguel Nader

Pride and Passion (2018)

5.7 /10

At the beginning of the 20th century, a mother dreams of marrying her five daughters to eligible bachelors but marriage is not a priority in Elisabeta Benedito's life. More than finding true love, the strong-willed dreamer and her sisters want to live according to their own choices and to do so they must go against traditional rules and customs. Inspired by Jane Austen's works, this romantic comedy retells classic novels from the point of view of modern and empowered women.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . Year(s): 2018

Director: Marcos Bernstein

Stars: Nathalia Dill , Thiago Lacerda , Ágatha Moreira , Pâmela Tomé , Maurício Destri , Alessandra Negrini

The King of The Cattle (1996 - 1997)

6.2 /10

In the struggle for land a vicious feud erupts between two men, who commit their families to a war without truce. Over two generations they are moved by love and by hatred in this epic saga of love for the land.

Average Episode Run Time: 39` . Year(s): 1996 - 1997

Director: José Luiz Villamarim , Luiz Fernando Carvalho , Emílio Di Biasi

Stars: Antônio Fagundes , Patricia Pillar , Raul Cortez , Sílvia Pfeifer , Glória Pires , Fábio Assunção

Nazaré (2019 - 2021)

5 /10

“Nazaré” is a contemporary love story in a reality that plagues the country every summer. It is a narrative about the struggle of those who are defeated by flames, rebirth and hope.

Average Episode Run Time: 50` . Year(s): 2019 - 2021

Director: Sandra Santos

Stars: Pedro Luzindro , João Maria Maneira , Carolina Loureiro , Afonso Pimentel , José Mata , Pedro Rovisco

Sete Pecados (2007 - 2008)

8.6 /10

Sete Pecados is a Brazilian telenovela airing at 7:00 pm, which replaced Pé na Jaca of Carlos Lombardi. The telenovela was written by Walcyr Carrasco, with the collaboration of Claudia Soto and Andre Ryoki. The directors were Jorge Fernando, Pedro Vasconcelos and Fred Mayrink. Jorge worked with the same directing cast on his previous telenovelas Chocolate com Pimenta and Alma Gêmea. Seven Sins debuted on June 18, 2007. and last aired on February 15, 2008, with 209 episodes.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . Year(s): 2007 - 2008

Director: Marcus Jardym , Pedro Vasconcelos , Jorge Fernando

Producer: Simone Lamosa , Aluízio Augusto , Yolanda Rodrigues

Stars: Priscila Fantin , Reynaldo Gianecchini , Giovanna Antonelli , Cláudia Jimenez , Gabriela Duarte , Malvino Salvador